{"id":122962,"date":"2024-09-04T11:10:21","date_gmt":"2024-09-04T15:10:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/runningmagazine.ca\/?p=122962"},"modified":"2024-09-04T11:10:21","modified_gmt":"2024-09-04T15:10:21","slug":"canadian-shot-putter-comes-out-of-retirement-to-win-paralympic-gold","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/runningmagazine.ca\/the-scene\/canadian-shot-putter-comes-out-of-retirement-to-win-paralympic-gold\/","title":{"rendered":"Canadian shot putter comes out of retirement to win Paralympic gold"},"content":{"rendered":"

Greg Stewart<\/strong> of Kamloops, B.C., captured gold on Wednesday morning at the 2024 Paralympic Games in the F46 men’s shot put. The 38-year-old threw a season-best 16.38 metres on his penultimate attempt, successfully defending his Paralympic title from Tokyo 2021.<\/p>\n

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\ud83c\udde8\ud83c\udde6\ud83e\udd47Gooooood morning folks \u2014 it\u2019s gold for Canada.<\/p>\n

At 38 years old, Greg Stewart takes the victory in the men\u2019s F46 shot put to defend his Paralympic gold medal, becoming the first Canadian shot putter to do so.<\/p>\n

pic.twitter.com\/bM3CemPbW9<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Ben Steiner (@BenSteiner00) September 4, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n